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. >> this weekend, on the quality of tv" from the virginia festival of books -- the best- selling book on the life of henry l. wax. then the mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. then, the invention of a white race in the "history of white people." >> flexible policies actually make employees more, not less productive. as you all know, instead of spending time worry about what is happening at home, your employees have the support and peace of mind a desperately need to concentrate on their work. >> watch something on c-span that you like to share with friends? at the new c-span video library, eat-in search it, and share it. over 160,000 hours of video from yesterday or last year. every ec's ban program since 1987. the c-span video library -- cable's latest gift to america. >> will hear from the jordanian ambassador to the united states at the national council of u.s.- arab relations. >> i would like to invite the cardinal archbishop to offer for all of us a voice to our prayers for peace which are set in many languages from a faith traditions and with many divisio
. >> this weekend, on the quality of tv" from the virginia festival of books -- the best- selling book on the life of henry l. wax. then the mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. then, the invention of a white race in the "history of white people." >> flexible policies actually make employees more, not less productive. as you all know, instead of spending time worry about what is happening at home, your employees have the support and peace of...
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for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr. jones today and april 14, 15, 16, and 20 for five minutes each. mr. moran, today, april 14, and 15 and 20, five minutes each. mr. neugebauer today, five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen, today, april 14 and 15, five minutes each, ms. foxx, today, april 14, 15, and 20, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? ms. sutton: i ask that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, that the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes and revise and ext
for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr....
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. s>:@@@@n@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n @Å host: miami, fernandez, a democratic collar. caller: hello. host: be sure to trindle in your television or radio. -- turn down your television or radio. caller: we have so many people losing jobs and how we did not have this mess before bush and everybody is blaming the president. i just want to make a comment that it is not obama's fault that they are losing jobs. he just got into office. host: the story -- the question for you this morning is more money for states. host: 2 southland -- i t
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all explosions are preventable. it's just making sure you have things in place to keep one from occurring. it's quite evident that something went very wrong here, end quote. there are multiple lares of laws and regulations in place to prevent such a disaster. there are modern technologies. there were repeated, insistent inspections and yet 29 men perished and one is hanging on in the hospital. that this deadly explosion occurred is infuriatingly frustratingly heartbreaking and i'm determined that we will get to the bottom it and ensure that steps are take
jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all...
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. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the process has been an ongoing one. we have had both formal and informal talks over the past couple of months. let me share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the podium over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis and the country. 8.5 million jobs have been lost. 7 million homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts that people spent years accumulating were wiped out, in some cases, in a matter of minutes. there was devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all finan
. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the...
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the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this day when people are seeing twitter coming to the forefront, it is easy to overlook e-mail. what most people don't realize is in 200866% of solicitations for obama came through e-mail. -- in 2008 66% of solicitations. the winner for the challenge was the state party of alabama. [applause] they did a very good job of making sure it was easy to find information, and different types of templates and it was easy to follow. they also did a great job on the twitter his challenge, which is difficult to do because it requires you stay visual. you have to make sure you are following people who
the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this...
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connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the tremendous work of the armed service's committee panel led by mr. andrews of new jersey and mr. conaway of texas. my amendment builds on the panel's recommendation of getting the most out of the industrial base. defining and assessing the industrial base will be an ongoing challenge for both the department of defense and congress -- congress dating back to the creation of the armed fores themselves. one of the key findings of the panel was the need to cast a wider net in terms of defining the industrial base beyond the traditional players. many of today's techn
connelly of virginia. the chair: the gentleman from virginia, mr. connelly, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. connelly: i thank the chair and yield myself such time as i may consume. let me start by thanking the chairman and ranking member of the committee and the subcommittee for their leadership on this thoughtful legislation, to deliver long-needed reforms for our military acquisition. i'd also like to acknowledge the...
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sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks also to the gentlelady from illinois for her assistance with this measure. i thank both of my colleagues for their very generous statements on behalf of radford university this afternoon. h.r. 1182 is bipartisan legislation congratulating radford university on its 100th anniversary. the resolution is co-sponsored by eight members of our virginia house delegation, and senators webb and warner have introduced companion legislation which previously has been approved in the senate. for a century radford university has provided students with an outstanding educatio
sablan: i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from virginia, mr. boucher, the sponsor of the resolution for three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. boucher: thank you very much. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boucher: i want to thank the gentleman for his leadership in bringing this resolution to the floor and for yielding this time to me today. i extend thanks...
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we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. . . >> it is only in the last 10 days here so. >> i appreciate your diligence. if the numbers we had where numbers that came from a staff concentration. we read by upon it. -- rely upon it. the whole premise of the stimulus was to get the economy moving again. some of these are good programs. they are ones we should be paying for as part of the regular function of government and not spending money under the guise of providing an economic stimulus. if the only question we look at -- that we try to answer is it this is a program that has some merit, then we will never pay for anything. there is an endless list of thi
we have a similar circumstance at a hospital in virginia. has taken me three or four times to understand it, but within the additions on the food stamp program, where a lot of the dollars look like they are not obligated, it takes awhile for inflation to get back to where it was. perhaps we can get a better explanation than from me on this item, but a lot of the out years spending is mandatory, based on what we did on food stamps. . . >> it is only in the last 10 days here so. >> i...
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speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority leader for bringing this to the floor as well. mr. speaker, last year the new administration came to power insisting it had a new approach that would head off the looming threat of a nuclear iran. by talking to and engaging with the regime in tehran, the administration said we could convince the world's most active state sponsor of terrorism to abandon its nuclear weapons program. and if that didn't work, america ostensibly would gain the moral authority to galvanize china, russia, and the rest of the world to go along with a regime of crippling sanctions against tehran. 15 mont
speaker, i'm so honored to yield five minutes to the gentleman from virginia, mr. cantor, our esteemed republican whip and a member of the committee of ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. cantor: i thank the gentlelady and thank you, mr. speaker. i want to salute first of all the gentlelady's leadership on this issue as well as that of the gentleman from california in bringing this to the floor. and would also like to thank the majority...
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. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration being given to dispense in the school breakfast can someone say how important the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been in love in a number of this -- i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs where we have expanded breakfast through grad-and-goal breakfast and classroom in the clear -- and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers are advocates for it. they see that students are more attentive. there are less students going to the nurse's office because they're hungry. there is research to show that, especially when it comes to analytical skills and math and science, they are able to mentally be able to accept those concepts easier when they have had breakfast. >> thank you. miss marcia fudge. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you, all of you. the u.s. health-care cost due to obesity is estimated to be about $150 billion a year, half of which is paid to medicaid and medicare. with nearly one of every $6 of our economy spent on health care, whic
. >> in virginia we have a tough budget situation and there is consideration being given to dispense in the school breakfast can someone say how important the school breakfast program is? >> i can certainly do that. i have been in love in a number of this -- i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs where we have expanded breakfast through grad-and-goal breakfast and classroom in the clear -- and breakfast in the classroom. our teachers are advocates...
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is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis in the country. millions of jobs have been lost. hamas have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts -- homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts have and then eliminated. we have seen the devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all financial institutions approximating the great depression of the 1920's. we have avoided that, but obviously a lot has to be done to make sure we do not end up in this situation again. we must never again leave future generat
is roy joined by my colleague from virginia, mark -- i am joined by my colleague from virginia, mark warner. democrats and republicans have worked very hard over the last year putting together a proposal for financial reform. we are not there yet in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill. the process is an ongoing one. we have reported on the talks over the last couple of months. let me just share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the microphone over to mark warner. americans of all...
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thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is determined to help others. he has been a leader and mentor to his fellow wounded warriors. he will compete next month in the first warrior games at the u.s. olympic training center in colorado. for his distinguished service to country, for conspiring with his example of what citizenship truly means, i am proud to join the u.s. citizenship and immigration services and presenting this recognition, the outstanding american by choice award to sergeant ledume. do we have the award? [applause] congratulations. with that, i would asks the sergeant to conclude our sermon by leading us all in the pledge of
thanks to the generosity of churches in virginia, he and his parents found a home in the united states, and he found his calling in united states marine corps. he deployed to iraq and was serving his second tour when his unit was struck by an improvised explosive device. in the weeks and months that followed, he battle to recover from brain energy in a medical center with his parents at his side. he was presented a purple heart, and a few moments later he was made at american citizens. he is...
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virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to $9 billion shrink wrapped palates of money in baghdad disappear. there were no protest buss that. host: we got your point. mr. samuelson? guest: let me say that regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was a lot of critical coverage of brush when he was president, just as there is a fair amount of critical coverage of president obama today. that is the nature of our system. i wouldn't want it any other way. i think that -- i'm not an expert on the tea party movement, but i would say one big difference between president bush's time and today is that we are just coming out of an awful recession, and when you have a slump as severe as we have had, you're bound to get a reaction in the public that didn't occur when times were better. so i would put that partly down just to the severity of the economic deadline. host: last question for mr. samuelson is from washington, d.c. this is richard from the republican line. caller: if we could segue qu
virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to $9 billion shrink wrapped palates of money in baghdad disappear. there were no protest buss that. host: we got your point. mr. samuelson? guest: let me say that regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was a lot of critical coverage of brush when he was president, just as there is a fair amount of critical coverage of president obama today....
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states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented new money or a transfer of funds from another option in an already established 529 plan. for these states approximately 47% of the funds placed in the fdic insured option in 2009 were transferred from other 529 options representing approximately $82 million of the approximately $173 million added to the fdic insured option in these states, unquote. additionally, the fdic has already said they will insure 529 at the regular insurance rate of $250,000, which we raised. the congressional budget office and the joint committee on tax have completed the review of the budgetary impact of h.r. 4178, the dep
states offering an investment option are arizona, colorado, montana, ohio, utah, virginia and wisconsin. information gathered from the five of these states indicates that at the end of 2009 there were approximately 670 million invested in fdic insured deposit options of their plans. for these states approximately $207 million was offered to the fdic insured option in 2009. three of the responding states were able to identify whether the funds invested in their fdic-insured option represented...
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forbes from virginia. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. bilbray of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. royce is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we watch the senate move on legislation yet again toward a cloture vote on senator dodd's legislation, i think it's worth noting some of the concerns that many of us have, and that many economists have, with the dodd-frank approach on the legislation. i begin with focusing on a past occurrence, the rescue of investment bank bear stearns in the spring of 2008. the federal government has committed trillions of taxpayer dollars to institutions like fannie mae, freddie mac, a.i.g., citigroup, and bank of america, out of fear that the demise of any of these too-big-to-fail institutions would strig arer a systemic crisis and collapse of the global financial system. for my own part, i make the observation that i thought -- i voted against those bailouts with the presumption tha
forbes from virginia. ms. ros-lehtinen of florida. mr. bilbray of california. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from california, mr. royce is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, as we watch the senate move on legislation yet again toward a cloture vote on senator dodd's legislation, i think it's worth noting some of the concerns that many of us have, and that many economists have,...
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i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to allow female serve aboard submarines. could you comment on the progress? have you select the candidates and when will the planet begin? -- had selected the candidates and when will the program began? te>> we are starting today. there was a notification period that expired yesterday. we'll be looking at the naval academy and ocs. the first group will be officers the golan -- it is about the 18- month pipeline from the initial selection to when they report to their ships. the first two types of submarines that women will deploy on are the ballistic missile submarines and the guided missile submarines. we hav
i will give you two programs that are working very well, virginia summer rains, which are coming in on budget and ahead of schedule, and take dry and supply ships. they have had a reduction. they are building no. 12. the number of hours it takes to build the chip has gone down 40% since the first one of the class. we have to pay very, very close attention to how much these ships cost or we will not be able to build enough. >> you have been publicly addressing the navy's transition to...
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the chair: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. andrews: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank my friend from texas for offering this amendment. i think it makes a very significant contribution to this legislation. what it effectively says is that competition should always be the general rule. only when there is a compelling reason for an exception should there be one. so, for example, if there is a national emergency or there truly is only one entity that could provide a good or service, then in those exceptional circumstances but only in those exceptional circumstances should there be no competition before rewarding of a contract. again i think that the amendment is very much consistent with the purpose, spirit, and letter of the bill. and would urge my colleagues to support it. and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, do i want to thank the gentleman, mr. andrews, not only in his testimony before the rules committee yesterday but also that of mr. conaway. with the inten
the chair: the gentleman virginia tech. mr. andrews: thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank my friend from texas for offering this amendment. i think it makes a very significant contribution to this legislation. what it effectively says is that competition should always be the general rule. only when there is a compelling reason for an exception should there be one. so, for example, if there is a national emergency or there truly is only one entity that could provide a good or service,...
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pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our partisan divides. taking care of our veterans means taking care of them when they are unable to take care of themselves. revolutionary advances in military medicine is increased chances of surviving catastrophic injury sustained in combat, but in many cases surviving a catastrophic injury is only the first step in the battle. recovering from such injuries requires a long-term commitment, not only from the virp, but also from those who love and care for them. once an injured veteran returns home from treatment at a d.o.d
pierriello from virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. pierriello: mr. speaker, today is a good day for america's veterans and their families. i rise in support of s. 1963, the caregivers and veterans omnibus health services act of 2009 that makes good on our national commitment to the veterans and their families, including those in our rural communities. i want to thank the chairs and the ranking members for putting our veterans ahead of our...
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forbes from virginia. mr. defazio from oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. it is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour and certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by the leadership. this afternoon i thought we would talk a little more about the health care bill passed by this house last month because it is an important subject and one that continues to cause problems across the country. almost any place you go people want to ask you questions about why did you do this bill and what does it mean for me and what can i expect going forward? mr. speaker, i know i need to confine my comments to the chair and i will do so, but if i were to be able to speak to people directly, i would encourage them to look at a
forbes from virginia. mr. defazio from oregon. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i thank the minority leader for allowing me to speak this afternoon during the leadership hour. it is always a significant event to be asked to speak during the leadership hour and certainly appreciate the confidence shown in me by...